<table style="float: left; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://static.gujaratsamachar.com/content_image/content_image_6a1990a3-71e3-43b6-ac67-736b1e38bb69.jpeg" data-filename="Khokhra transgender community.png" style="width: 100%;"></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="display: flex;justify-content: center;scale: 0.8;">Ruckus in Khokhra, Ahmedabad</td></tr></tbody></table><br><p style="text-align: left;">An altercation took place at a housing society in Ahmedabad’s Khokhra area, where a few members of the transgender community were accused of creating a ruckus over asking for money from the residents.&nbsp;Following this ordeal, the police have held one member from the group under several charges on Friday.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The incident took place in Radhe Bungalows, where the group of transgender forcibly entered the society premises demanding donation to the tune of ₹51,000.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The group declined the collective ‘blessing money’ from the society members by deeming it ‘insufficient’, and demanded more.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Disagreements over this issue between the residents and the trans people ensued into a violent exchange.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Accusations have been levied upon the group of transgenders of bellowing out death threats and verbal abuses.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The entire ordeal was captured in the CCTV cameras in the vicinity.</p><p style="text-align: left;">A group of residents reached Khokhra police station to register a complaint regarding this incident.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Amraiwadi police held a person from the group on Friday under several charges of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) including those related to extortion, causing hurt, obscene singing, unlawful assembly, and rioting and its provocation.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Society residents allege that, “Although we give money to the transgenders during festivals, that does not give them the liberty to behave arrogantly and act like bullies. There have been numerous similar incidents in these areas, and therefore, our demand is that the police take strict and exemplary action against them to set a precedent.”</p>

An altercation took place at a housing society in Ahmedabad’s Khokhra area, where a few members of the transgender community were accused of creating a ruckus over asking for money from the residents.

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